A bill to amend an act to provide for laying out and establishing a state road from Albion to Eaton Rapids, and to make an appropriation for opening and improving the same;

A bill to amend an act entitled an act authorizing any persons to construct lines of electric telegraph in the state of Michigan;

A bill to amend the revised statutes in relation to the assessment of highway taxes;

A joint resolution relative to the claim of Henry Lindenbower; A joint resolution relative to the claim of Reuben E. Bird; and A concurrent resolution in relation to a revision of the rules in joint convention.

The bill to amend the revised statutes in relation to the assessment of highway taxes, was,

On motion of Mr. Coe,

Laid on the table.

The joint resolution relative to the claim of Henry Lindenbower being before the House,

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

Its further consideration was indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. Lockwood,

The House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Half past two o'clock.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.

The joint resolution relative to the claim of Reuben E. Bird was taken up, when

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the further consideration of the subject be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

The vote of indefinite postponement was reconsidered, and

The question recurring on the motion of Mr. G. B. Turner, it prevailed.

The bill to amend an act entitled an act authorizing any persons to construct lines of electric telegraph in the state of Michigan, and

The bill to amend an act to provide for laying out and establishing

a state road from Albion to Eaton Rapids, and to make an appropriation for opening and improving the same,

Were severally ordered to be read the third time.

The concurrent resolution in relation to a revision of the rules in joint convention, was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Coe,

The rules were suspended, and the engrossment having been dispensed with, the concurrent resolution was read the third time and passed.

The first and second amendments reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to incorporate the Pittsburg and Isle Royal mining company, were severally concurred in, and the third amendment was non-concurred in.

The question then being on concurring in the fourth amendment, which amendment strikes out of the second line, the words "after the limitation thereof," the amendment was,

On motion of Mr. Coe,

Amended by adding to the words to be stricken out, the words "by a two-thirds vote, or at any time."

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

There was a further addition to the amendment of the words "for any violation of the provisions thereof."

The question then recurring on concurring in the amendment as amended,

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

The bill was laid on the table.

The amendment reported by the committee of the whole to the joint resolution for the relief of Johnson Lee, was concurred in. On motion of Mr. Coe,

The following proviso was added to the resolution:

"Provided also, The same shall not previously have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any other person."

The joint resolution was then ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

The amendment to the bill to authorize the construction of a free bridge across the St. Joseph river at or near the mouth of M'Coy's creek, was non-concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

Mr. Wright moved an adjournment, which motion prevailed by the

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, and Mr. Hatch was absent on leave, and Messrs. Coe, Giddings and Ingersoll were absent without leave.

Mr. O. C. Comstock asked and obtained leave of absence for Messrs. Coe and Giddings for the day.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Hawley presented the petition of H. Fralick and thirty-one others, citizens of Wayne county, for a repeal of act number one hundred and thirty-seven, session laws of 1848, in relation to bridges; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Lovell presented the petition of Frederick Hall and others, asking the passage of a law authorizing the publicaation of the sales of

lands delinquent for taxes in Ionia county, in the Ionia Gazette; referred to the committee on printing.

Mr. Lovell also presented the petition of James Harrington and Norman A. Harrington, for the passage of a law authorizing Norman A. Harrington to convey certain real estate; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Morton presented the claim of Leonora M. Ellis, widow of Edward D. Ellis, deceased, for damages for non-performance of contract on the part of the state, for state printing for the year 1843.

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the claim be referred to the committee on printing, which motion was lost, and the claim was referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported as correctly engrossed,

A bill to authorize the construction of a free bridge across the St. Joseph river at or near McCoy's creek, and

A joint resolution for the relief Johnson Lee.

Mr. Campbell, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom was referred the Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act to

authorize the supervisors of the county of Kent to construct a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river at Graud Rapids, approved February 20, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereto, approved January 29, 1848, and March 28, 1848, reported the same back without amendment and recommended its passage, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Campbell, from the same committee, to whom was referred a resolution of the board of supervisors of Berrien county, asking an appropriation of internal improvement lands to build bridges across the St. Joseph river, reported the same back without action, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Pennoyer, from the committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Clinton, reported the same back without amendment and reported adverse to its passage, which report was accepted,

the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

The bill was ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

Resolved, That the committee on state affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the support, by the state, of all paupers who have not resided in the state over six months at the time of their application for relief.

Mr. Buck offered the following resolution, which was not adopted, viz:

Resolved, That this House will hereafter hold two daily sessions, commencing at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and two o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Pennoyer, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to provide for the collection of taxes in the township of Norton, county of Ottawa, for the year 1848, which was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. On motion of Mr. Pennoyer,

The rule was suspended, so as to enable the bill to be read the third time to-day, and the engrossment having been dispensed with, the bill was placed on the order of bills for a third reading.

Mr. Fox, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1846, and

A bill for the relief of the township of Waterloo, in the county of Jackson:

Which were severally read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. J. W. Turner offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the House will not adjourn unless otherwise order

ed to-day, until after the Senate have adjourned.

Mr. Buck moved that the resolution be laid on the table, which motion was lost, by yeas and nays, as follows: